Case 16 of 20 · Planning & Strategy

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SMART Goals

🔎Case Brief #16

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound goals.

🎯 Your mission

Judge the situation.

⚡ The twist

Plan for the thing you hope won't happen.

What You'll Learn

🧠 Not 'get better at math' but 'score 80% on next Friday's math quiz by studying 20 minutes daily. ' SMART goals turn vague wishes into concrete plans. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound goals

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Think About This

🎒 You're at school and something happens that involves specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound goals. Your teacher asks the class to think about it. What do you notice? What questions pop into your head?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound goals. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound goals

Apply planning & strategy in real situations

Build habits of planning & strategy

Key Vocabulary

Goal

Something you want to achieve

First

What you do at the start

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Why This Matters in Real Life

People use planning strategy skills at home, at school, and at work. Every time you practice, you're getting ready for the future!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound goals to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Solve the Case

Case 1

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What is the main idea of specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound goals?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Plan tomorrow in 3 steps tonight.

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For the dinner table

“If tomorrow goes perfectly, what happens?”

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